Two Knights' Defense 5.exd5 Na5 8.Bd3 = - Chess Forums - Page 4

sloughterchess · 2013-02-24T08:53:21-08:00

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5ch c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 8.Bd3 is growing in popularity. Every variation I have looked at e.g. 8...Bc5 favors White, except for the critical variation where Houdini just doesn't understand long-term compensation. All too often proponents of th

Steelerrebel

Nov 12, 2013

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#61

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Conquistador

Nov 12, 2013

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#62

Steelerrebel wrote:

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lolurspammed

Oct 10, 2015

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#63

So what's the current verdict on 8.Bd3? This is the only line in the the two knights that gives me big trouble, especially the h4 line.

1dr3wdr01df15h

Oct 10, 2015

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#64

lolurspammed wrote:

So what's the current verdict on 8.Bd3? This is the only line in the the two knights that gives me big trouble, especially the h4 line.

Could you give more detail than "the h4 line"?

IM pfren

Oct 10, 2015

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#65

9.h4 is less than harmless, in at least two variations: 9...Qc7 (covering f7 and having ...h6 in mind), and the enterprising 9...Bc5!? which is a discovery of a former student of mine: